Became P.L.2009, c.208, on January 16, 2010.
2008–2009 Session
Assembly Bill 4253
Requires member of New Jersey National Guard to apply for tuition benefits under Post-911 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 to qualify for tuition-free enrollment at public institutions of higher education. *
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the General Assembly
Sponsor from Nov 23
Cleopatra G. Tucker, Declan J. O'Scanlon Jr.
Chief co-sponsors from Nov 30
Chief co-sponsor from Dec 7
5 co-sponsors
Connie Wagner, Herb Conaway Jr., Matthew W. Milam, Alison Littell McHose, Louis D. Greenwald
In the Senate
4 co-sponsors
Its course
November 30, 2009 to January 16, 2010, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action10 actions on 5 days
In the General AssemblyNov 30 to Dec 77 days
Military and Veterans' AffairsNov 30 to Nov 300 days
In the SenateDec 7 to Jan 1135 days
Back in the General AssemblyJan 11 to Jan 110 days
With the GovernorJan 11 to Jan 165 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
General Assembly, third reading77–0
Passed · Dec 7
Senate, amendment33–0
Passed · Jan 7, 2010
Who voted how
Yea Anthony R. Bucco, Barbara Buono, Bill Baroni, Bob Smith, Brian P. Stack, Christopher Bateman, Christopher J. Connors, Fred H. Madden Jr., Gerald Cardinale, James Beach, Jeff Van Drew, Jim Whelan, John A. Girgenti, Joseph F. Vitale, Joseph Pennacchio, Kevin J. O'Toole, Loretta Weinberg, Nia H. Gill Esq., Nicholas J. Sacco, Nicholas P. Scutari, Paul A. Sarlo, Philip E. Haines, Raymond J. Lesniak, Richard J. Codey, Robert M. Gordon, Robert W. Singer, Ronald L. Rice, Sandra B. Cunningham, Sean T. Kean, Shirley K. Turner, Stephen M. Sweeney, Steven V. Oroho, Thomas H. Kean Jr.
Not voting Andrew R. Ciesla, Diane B. Allen, Jennifer Beck, Joseph M. Kyrillos Jr., M. Teresa Ruiz, Michael J. Doherty
Senate, third reading38–0
Passed · Jan 11, 2010
Who voted how
Yea Andrew R. Ciesla, Anthony R. Bucco, Barbara Buono, Bill Baroni, Bob Smith, Brian P. Stack, Christopher Bateman, Christopher J. Connors, Fred H. Madden Jr., Gerald Cardinale, James Beach, Jeff Van Drew, Jennifer Beck, Jim Whelan, John A. Girgenti, Joseph F. Vitale, Joseph M. Kyrillos Jr., Joseph Pennacchio, Kevin J. O'Toole, Loretta Weinberg, M. Teresa Ruiz, Michael J. Doherty, Nia H. Gill Esq., Nicholas J. Sacco, Nicholas P. Scutari, Paul A. Sarlo, Philip E. Haines, Raymond J. Lesniak, Richard J. Codey, Robert M. Gordon, Robert W. Singer, Ronald L. Rice, Sandra B. Cunningham, Sean T. Kean, Shirley K. Turner, Stephen M. Sweeney, Steven V. Oroho, Thomas H. Kean Jr.
Not voting Diane B. Allen
General Assembly, third reading74–0
Passed · Jan 11, 2010 · 2 present
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Nov 30
Senate floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jan 7, 2010
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the General Assembly Nov 30 – Dec 7
- Nov 30Introduced in the General Assembly and sent to Military and Veterans' Affairs
- Military and Veterans' Affairs recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Dec 7Passed the General Assembly, 77 to 0
In the Senate Dec 7 – Jan 11, 2010
- Dec 7Arrived in the Senate
- Read a second time
- Jan 7, 2010Amended on the floor and read a second time
- Jan 11, 2010Passed the Senate, 38 to 0
Back in the General Assembly Jan 11, 2010
- Jan 11, 2010Returned to the General Assembly to agree to the Senate's changes
- Passed the General Assembly, 74 to 0, and so both houses
To the Governor Jan 16, 2010
- Jan 16, 2010Signed by the Governor
- Became P.L.2009, c.208